Join the Santa Barbara County Food Action Network (SBCFAN) for a week-long Julia Child-inspired celebration of Santa Barbara County’s food and culinary scene. Don’t miss these SBCFAN-curated signature events that offer opportunities to learn and experience first-hand how food producers are building resilience into our regional food system. Purchase tickets at the links below. For a full schedule of events, visit the Taste of Santa Barbara website.
MAY 20 and 22
REGIONAL FARM TOURS
Join local food producers and land stewards to see first-hand how resilience is being built into our local food system from the ground up. Tour countywide farms, ranches, community gardens, and processing facilities demonstrating regenerative and sustainable agriculture and food production practices. LEARN MORE AND GET TICKETS
MAY 21, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Garvin Theatre, SBCC
REBUILDING OUR FOOD SYSTEM PANEL DISCUSSION
Learn from local, national, and global leaders who are tackling our most pressing food-related challenges about how place-based, community-led, cross-sector collective action can build a more sustainable, resilient food system in Santa Barbara and beyond. LEARN MORE AND GET TICKETS
MAY 21, 9:00 a.m. - noon, 119 Cota St., Santa Barbara
SATURDAY SANTA BARBARA FARMERS’ MARKET
Stop by the Saturday Santa Barbara Farmers’ Market to see, smell, and taste the bounty of our region. Visit the Taste of Santa Barbara booth for seasonal food demonstrations and tastings, an immersive scavenger hunt, and a live recording of the Inside Julia’s Kitchen podcast featuring local chefs Pascale Beale and Jeremy Tummel.
MAY 22, 10 a.m. - 2:00p.m., 3745 Constellation Road, Lompoc
ROUTE ONE FARMERS’ MARKET
Explore the newest farmers’ market in our region to see, smell, and taste the bounty of Santa Barbara County. Visit the Route One and Santa Barbara County Food Action Network booths for seasonal food demonstrations and tastings, a tour of the mobile farmers market truck that is expanding food access in North Santa Barbara County, and meet food system actors who are helping build a more resilient foodshed.